Posts by mtbatoon

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Disgusting wasteful behaviour

by Simon in

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what a great world, we are throwing good food away because we are too lazy or dumb and don't value it while millions elsewhere starve to death.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4443111.stm.

mtbatoon

Everyone in my family knows that when I roast a chicken for Sunday dinner, they can expect chicken salad sandwiches for lunch the next day and homemade chicken soup (made in the crockpot) the day after that. If there is more leftover chicken, it's made into a casserole and goes into the freezer for those times when I've got a cluster of night shifts to get through and need to sleep more than I need to cook.

Small family or REALY big chicken?

I love a leftovers sarnie. You can look forward to Monday lunchtime as you tuck into the Sunday roast.

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Disgusting wasteful behaviour

by Simon in

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what a great world, we are throwing good food away because we are too lazy or dumb and don't value it while millions elsewhere starve to death.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4443111.stm.

I don't think it's the cost of food or the quality but the convenience. With so many families having both parents working there's no time for good cooking. Another aspect of this is there's no time to shop daily so fruit and veg is rotting in the cupboard by the end of the week. I might be old fashioned but I'd rather have someone stay home an cook a good family meal than have to pay for unsatisfying convenience food.

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Is It Right To Tip Your Hat To A Lady?

by Englishman in

jw
friends

i've always thought it to be a charming and old-fashioned custom.

my grandfather always did it.

whenever he was out walking with me tagging along, he would always doff his hat whenever he passed a lady coming the other way, or whenever he he stopped to chat.

mtbatoon

Ah, you mean "TITFER"!

I stand corrected

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"I can't stop thinking about Jehovah's Witnesses!"

by logansrun in

jw
friends

i've heard this said by a few ex-witnesses in my three years away from the organization, and have sometimes said it myself.

sometimes it is said in the context of, "i'd like to move on, but i just can't stop thinking about them.

could it not be that one of the reasons ex-jws "can't stop thinking about" the organization -- and their past involvement with it -- is that they daily log onto this site, read about the society and talk about them?

mtbatoon

Spot on.

Myself I try to enjoy and balance between acceptance of the org as having been part of my life so staying true to who I am, whilst remembering that my exit was not just about non attendance or unacceptance but from a desire to lead a life unaffected by the org.

Denial and obsessive curiosity can be as bad as each other.

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Is It Right To Tip Your Hat To A Lady?

by Englishman in

jw
friends

i've always thought it to be a charming and old-fashioned custom.

my grandfather always did it.

whenever he was out walking with me tagging along, he would always doff his hat whenever he passed a lady coming the other way, or whenever he he stopped to chat.

mtbatoon

Some may be inclined to tip ones hat to a lady but when I greet a lady by the removal and incline of said 'tit for', then I can assure you my head gear has been well and truly doffed.

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Can't get this out of my system

by cheeseman in

jw
friends

does anyone else here feel that that they are kinda obsessed with all this god/satan malarky?

i mean, i've reached a point where i believe the bible is just a storybook, however, the fact i was lied to all that time by the wts just makes my blood boil.

i feel like screaming.

mtbatoon

Yes I do. It's the anger part of the reconciliation process. Realising the anger is another result of my conditioning in the org helped silence it for me. Unless we're in an exceptional circumstance there's little we can do to to effect the org. This is frustrating but stewing on it benefits no one. Be as best prepared as you can be to face witnesses and have a strategy. After that leave it be and get on enjoying your life, don't let them effect you once your out.

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Newbie here......

by lavendar in

jw
friends

i'm new to the forum.

i've never been a jw, but know someone who is.

if it's alright, i'd like to ask a question from time to time to help me understand why they believe the way they do.

mtbatoon

Hi Lavendar

It's a shame your friend isn't as perceptive as you regards the Jdubs. Being a member can change a person and the scars last for a long time after exiting. Maybe one of the worst scars is the inability to NOT answer questions asked about the WTBS.Many underline and highlight, some more severe sufferers find it impossible to answer a question without resorting to cross referencing secondary sources. Please, please, please, help us to continue to help them by donating freely, my paypal details are available on request.

MT

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Dr. Who Star Quits Abruptly

by Yizuman in

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=1&id=30754 .

whoa, guess he couldn't handle the daily work and wussed out.. .

yiz

mtbatoon

And they rejected Eddie Izzard to take over. Why can Dr Who wear stockings and stilettos?

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M y Parents replied for non family business! hurray!

by Crumpet in

jw
friends

anyone who remembered my earlier posting saying how i had texted my parents thanking them on my birthday for giving me life and telling them that i was happy here is part 2!

mtbatoon

I'm well happy for you girl.

I'd like to add my voice to the advice of caution. You can take control of the situation now, a quiet period may get them thinking of when the next contact will come. Treat them mean and keep 'em keen, for now at least. As the txting seems to work have you considered a written letter? As a parent I can tell you there's a special significance to anything written in your child's own hand.

Ain't it amazing what you can do with love.

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Family ,what would you do

by kls in

i am going to try and explain this with out dragging this on so here goes, i am the youngest of four sibblings,i have a older brother which i never see and two older sisters.

i am close to my sister that is close in age to me but have a sister that is about ten years older.

when i was a teen my dad killed himself and the mother was a 24 hr mean drunk who after my dads death was committed to a nut ward.

mtbatoon

Would your reason for not going to be as a punishment to her? If so who are you punishing the sister who committed fraud in your name or the stroke victim who wouldn't know anyway.

What I would do if I was in a situation like this would be go but before hand think on the possible outcomes, anger, love or emptiness. Only when you actually see her will you react and what ever that reaction may be is the one that will give you closure on the relationship you had with your sister.